DoorDash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges | Fast Five

DoorDash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges | Fast Five

In this OmniTalk Retail Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Alvarez & Marsal's Lisa Collier and Manola Soler to separate retail fact from fiction across five major headlines transforming the industry.

From Walmart's groundbreaking partnership with ChatGPT to Ulta's curated marketplace launch, autonomous deliveries via Waymo, and the future of luxury retail, this episode covers it all. Plus, former Walmart EVP Marybeth Hays stops by for Five Insightful Minutes on how merchandising is evolving with AI, real-time shelf intelligence, and cross-functional collaboration.

🔑 Topics covered:

  • Walmart's strategic move to offer shopping directly on ChatGPT and what it means for Amazon
  • Ulta Beauty's invitation-only marketplace strategy and the balance between curation and scale
  • How Gen Z will transform Britain's high streets into social, tech-driven retail hubs by 2050
  • Wayfair's 30,000 sq ft luxury Perigold store in West Palm Beach and the high-low merchandising opportunity
  • DoorDash + Waymo's autonomous delivery pilot and the future of last-mile logistics
  • The evolution of merchandising: from backwards-looking data to AI-powered predictive intelligence

🎙️ Special guests:

  • Lisa Collier, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group
  • Manola Soler, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group
  • Marybeth Hays, Former Walmart EVP and Simbe Advisory Board Member

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